PREVIEW: Blackhawks Continue Homestand Against Penguins

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QUICK HITS

• Chicago continues its homestand with a matchup against the Penguins on Tuesday night at United Center.
• Twenty of the Blackhawks' 30 points (66.7%) this season have come from players 25-or-younger.
• Oliver Moore found the back of the net in Saturday's contest against the Hurricanes, lifting him to a share of the team lead in goals so far this season.
• The Blackhawks have blocked a total of 67 shots in 2026-27, averaging 11.17 per game.

AGAINST THE PENGUINS

• Chicago continues its homestand on Tuesday night at United Center against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season, with the next matchup coming at PPG Paints Arena on Dec. 8.
• The Blackhawks enter the matchup with a 16-8-1 record against the Penguins over the last 25 meetings, including nine victories on home ice during that stretch.
• Forward Patrick Kane comes into Tuesday night’s tilt against Pittsburgh with points (7G, 15A) in his last 12 games against them in a Blackhawks sweater. That includes points (5G, 6A) in six consecutive games against them at United Center.
• The Buffalo, N.Y. native has logged 34 points (9G, 25A) in 30 career regular-season games against the Penguins, with five points (2G, 3A) in his last five outings against them.
• Defenseman Bowen Byram has posted points in consecutive games (2A) and in five of his last six matchups (7A) with Pittsburgh.
• Ryan Greene has recorded assists (2A) in each of his two career games against the Penguins.
• Over his last nine meetings with Pittsburgh, Tyler Bertuzzi has notched seven points (2G, 5A), including a goal in his last outing against them at United Center on Dec. 28, 2025.
• Forward Jordan Greenway hit the back of the net in his last contest against the Penguins on Oct. 16, 2024.
• Teuvo Teravainen enters Tuesday’s battle with five points (1G, 4A) over his last eight matchups with Pittsburgh.
• In his last three games on home ice against the Penguins, Dominic Toninato has produced 2 points (1G, 1A).
• Wyatt Kaiser has two points (1G, 1A) in six career games against the Penguins. He hit twine in his last matchup with them at United Center on Dec. 28, 2025.
• Goaltender Spencer Knight’s first meeting against Pittsburgh as a member of the Blackhawks saw him post 28 saves in a 3-1 victory on April 6, 2025. In five career starts against them, he holds a 2-2-1 record.
• Arvid Soderblom stopped 39 shots in his last meeting with the Penguins on Jan. 29, 2026. He is 0-3-0 with an. 855 save percentage in four career appearances against them.

COLE'S COUNTDOWN

Defenseman Ian Cole sits just four games (996) shy of 1,000 in his career. The veteran blueliner is on pace to become the 423rd player in NHL history to reach that milestone. Through six games in 2026-27, he paces the team in plus/minus (+2) and ranks third on the club in blocked shots (7). Over his 17-year NHL career, Cole has totaled 233 points (38G, 195A) to go along with 1,841 blocked shots and 1,256 hits.

ROMAN EMPEROR

Rookie forward Roman Kantserov netted his first career goal on Saturday against the Hurricanes, beating Brandon Bussi on the glove side in the second period. The Magnitogorsk, Russia native is the second rookie to score for the Blackhawks this season, joining Anton Frondell. Kantserov finished the 2025-26 season with 64 points (36G, 28A) in 63 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL). His 36 goals and 64 points are the most recorded in a single season by a player under the age of 22 in league history.

KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Goaltender Spencer Knight saved a season-high 34 shots on Saturday against the Hurricanes, including three attempts on the power play. This marked the Connecticut native's most stops in a game since a 35-save outing against New Jersey on March 29, 2026. The Chicago backstop ranks fourth in the league in high-danger saves (36) so far this season. Knight has turned away 30 or more shots in six of his last 13 outings, with two of those performances coming in 2026-27. Knight has 25 victories and needs just 53 more saves to reach 2,000 in a Blackhawks uniform. He would be just the 15th goaltender in franchise history to reach that mark and the first to accomplish the feat since teammate Arvid Soderblom reached the mark on Feb. 8, 2025.